Bike monorail system

Abstract

A bicycle monorail system is provided and consists of a series of bicycles which are to be peddled by riders to run about an elevated monorail track having an irregular continuous path. Each bicycle includes a structure thereon to prevent another bicycle from behind to bump into it.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A bicycle monorail system which comprises: (a) a monorail track having an irregular continuous path;   (b) at least two bicycles, each peddled by a rider to run within said monorail track along said irregular continuous path;   (c) means carried on each of said bicycles for keeping said bicycles centered within said monorail track;   (d) means for preventing said first and second bicycles from bumping into each other on said monorail track;   (e) a plurality of spaced apart support stands, each having a base portion and an upright post so as to elevate the entire monorail track and   (f) a loading platform disposed near said monorail track so that the riders can get on and get off said bicycles; wherein said centering means includes a ball bearing race carried on each opposite distal end of front and rear axles of said bicycles which will bear against top edges and side edges of said monorail track to keep front wheels and rear wheels of said bicycles centered therein; wherein said bumping preventing means includes:   (g) said monorail track having a centered narrow bottom recess which runs parallel therealong;   (h) a pair of elongated Z-shaped drag bars each extending from rear axle on one of said bicycles and goes within said bottom recess;   (i) ball bearings carried within opposite side walls of said bottom recess to guide said drag bars;   (j) a first set of rollers carried on bottom surface of each of said drag bars to ride within said bottom recess of said monorail track and   (k) a second set of rollers carried on top surface of each of said drag bars so that if said bicycles gets close to each other the front and rear wheels of one of said bicycles will ride upon said second set of rollers instead of bottom of said monorail track to prevent said bicycles from bumping against each other.